Ep 264 Apple's Latest App Store Changes Satisfy EU, No More Fines Coming UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US — Ars Technica DHH rant against Apple Xtool is a cross-platform Xcode replacement for Apple developers Apple classifies 2013 Mac Pro & other items as vintage, makes various AirPort devices devices obsolete Mac…

It wasn’t just a bad password that brought down a 158-year-old company, but the password didn’t help. We’ll talk about the fate of a British trucking concern and the lessons we can learn from it. Plus - Apple’s got tools to fight smishing coming in the OS 26 updates. We’ll familiarize ourselves with those on this edition of The Checklist brought to…

The FBI has issued a warning - phishing with a medical theme is on the rise. The problem is healthcare providers keep losing client info and sending out warnings. What is a patient to do? We’ll talk it over on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Check…

Ep 263 Anker Recalls Six More Power Banks Atomic macOS Stealer malware is now more dangerous Apple acquires two firms to improve Apple Intelligence, Apple Vision Pro Apple files lawsuit accusing former employee of stealing Vision Pro trade secrets Swiss privacy tech firm Proton sues Apple in U.S. over App Store rules In major reversal, Apple explor…

We’re looking today at how a fake McDonald’s led security researchers to real sensitive info on 64 million real people. It’s a lesson on how NOT to do it. Then, is it smart to buy smart devices? As Belkin prepares to kill support for most of its Wemo line, we’ll revisit the topic. That’s all on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by Secur…

The show starts with a few quick followups from recent shows, a few regulatory & legal stories, and some highlights from Apple's services & original content before getting stuck into just two main stories. We start with another bad month for Apple's app store practices on both sides of the Atlantic, and then we dive into the fun stuff, this year's …

Headphones that listen to you? Modern listening devices are a two-way street and bad guys are driving the wrong way on it. We’ll tell you how to stop them. Also, a security bother with Brother printers - one they cannot fix. We’ll tell you how to protect against it. And AT&T has a new security protection and some great messaging for its customers. …

Ep 262 Bumerang A1 Slovenija iPhone 16 + AirPods 4 More than One Million Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Manufactured by Anker Innovations Colin Cornaby: Another interesting tidbit from “Apple in China” Terence Eden: I’ve locked myself out of my digital life How Kagi is building a better search for teams Riccardo Mori: In c…

Making your voice heard in public is a First Amendment right here in the US. We’ll talk about doing so safely in the age of surveillance. Plus - just because the App Store is safe doesn’t mean every app is trustworthy. We’ll look at the difference on this edition of The on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our sh…

This week on The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac - Using two-factor authentication is a great idea. Using SMS for 2FA is about the worst way to do it. We’ll tell you why. Plus - plot twist for 23andMe. You may think you know the latest, but do you? Listen in and find out on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check ou…

Ep 261 Bill Atkinson Dies From Cancer at 74 MJ Tsai link list on Bill. Here’s Bill Atkinson (and rest of team) answering questions right after the Macintosh was debuted at the Boston Computer Society in 1984 starting at 28:25 - he demos MacPaint and more. May his memory be a blessing! Vintage Mac enthusiasts Steve Cannon: kvImageConvert_DitherAtkin…

If you want to know what’s going on in the world, do not ask A.I. chatbots. We’ll tell you why. Plus - while WWDC didn’t go huge on privacy and security, it did bring some tweaks to Parental Controls and child accounts. We’ll look into those on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Check…

If you’re a T-Mobile customer, the Uncarrier is doing something that might not bother you if they asked. The problem is, they didn’t. We’ll tell you what they’re up to. Also - if a service requires a username and password, should it require the use of two-factor authentication as well? We’ll kick that idea around on this edition of The Checklist, b…

This solo show starts with just a few quick followups on long-running stories we're keeping an eye on before exploring just one new regulation and some news Apple indirectly made in a Google court case before moving on to a quick rundown of some stories related to Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are the on-going US tari…

Ep 260 Mark Gurman: Apple will announce its biggest ever software rebrand at WWDC GitHub - microsoft/WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux The i’s are the Windows of the soul — Six Colors Google Translate Now Available as Default Translation App on iPhone and iPad — MacRumors Apple Turnover — John Siracusa Want Apple to add a feature? Pass a law — Six C…

A VPN provider has tried to size up the safety of AI Chatbots based on App Store Privacy Labels. Is that enough? We’ll talk it over. Then - a data breach at LexisNexis as well as over 184 million login credentials just… sitting someplace - are great reasons to revisit some security basics. That’s all ahead on this edition of The Checklist, brought …

Democrats and Republicans have gotten together on legislation in the U.S. that has free speech advocates a bit concerned - we’ll tell you of worries around the Take It Down Act. Plus - 23andMe has found a buyer - we’ll look at what that means for the data it holds. And an update on last week’s iPadOS 17.7.7 removal on this edition of The Checklist,…

Ep 259 Orion browser TIDAL više nije deo SBB ponude Apple to appeal €500M digital fine over EU’s silence in compliance talks This Does Not Compute — How my ultimate SimCity 2000 setup helped get Apple sued Apple Announces New iOS 19 and macOS 16 Accessibility Features Ahead of WWDC tvOS 18.5 Adds Synchronized Dolby Atmos Playback for AirPlay and Bl…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s changed its mind about protecting consumers from data brokers - we’ll tell you more. Plus a look at the security side of this week’s OS updates from Apple on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Sec…

123456. If you just broke into a sweat because that’s your password, this show is for you. And if you didn’t - it’s still for someone you know. It may also apply to a very important person - and once you hear who that is, you’ll break into a cold sweat. We’ll tell you more on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into just a single legal story and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are President Trump's continuing tariff chaos, Apple's Q2 2025 earnings, a bad month for Apple's App Store business model, and …

Ep 258 Prva Anker prodavnica u Evropi - baš kod nas Fstoppers: Macbook Pro Vs $6,000 Gigantic Windows Laptop Alex Ziskind: Same Price M4 MacBooks | One Fatal Limitation Apple Explained: Apple Lied About Siri Steve Troughton-Smith: The European Commission finds Apple’s Core Technology Fee is against the law The Verge: A judge just blew up Apple’s co…

Word of vulnerabilities found in Apple’s AirPlay protocol. We’ll tell you more. Then, we’ll look at ways to keep your TV from watching you! That’s all on this Checklist No. 421, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]…

Apple hit with important security updates last week - we’ll tell you a bit about those. Also - we’ll look at simple steps for protecting your privacy on your Mac. First though - how does one hack a crosswalk? It’s way easier than it should be. We’ll tell you more on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show note…

Ep 257 Audio splitter za headphone/mic hack na Macovima Alek prebacio MAX i SkyShowtime pretplate na Yettel 20 plan MAX: https://help.max.com/rs/Answer/Detail/000002557#connect SkyShowtime: https://www.skyshowtime.com/rs/help/article/existing-member-activation-of-skyshowtime-through-a-partner-provider Davorin Dinić: Mašinci protiv Mašinerije font i…

Tax day is next Tuesday here in the U.S. We’re looking at last minute scams and ways to avoid them. Plus - we’re revisiting last month’s US intelligence Signal snafu. Who does the government say is to blame? Find out on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch wit…

Ep 256 MacSerbia: Srećnih nam dvadeset godina. Celebrating 50 years of Microsoft | Bill Gates @treblewoe on X: When challenged why on earth in 2025, Apple is shipping an M3 Ultra when the M4 has been out for ten months, they spun, "not every chip generation will have an Ultra config." While technically true due to Tim's greed, it is conscious decep…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little Apple HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are President Trump's (not-)reciprocal tariffs, a big shakeup in the Apple Intelligence and Si…

Did you hear about the VPNs with ties to the Chinese military found in Apple’s App Store? While VPNs are supposed to be safe and the App Store is supposed to be safe - this is an unsafe mix. We’ll hit some basic VPN information, discuss times VPNs have been misused, and talk about finding the right VPN for you on this edition of The Checklist, brou…

23andMe has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. One California lawmaker says it’s time to have your DNA scrubbed from the company. We’ll tell you why and how to do it. Plus - What’s wrong with the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal? Nothing. But not everyone should use it. We’ll tell you more on this edition of The Checklist, brought…

Ep 255 V nesreči na Veliki planini umrl solastnik strani The Pirate Bay | 24ur.com Marques Brownlee: Send this to a friend trying to understand why M3 Ultra > M4 Max ChatGPT on macOS can now directly edit code | TechCrunch Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino | Daring Fireball Apple innovation and execution — Benedict Evans Whither Swift A…

We’ve talked in the past about security risks tied to the China-based LLM DeepSeek, but we totally missed one we should have seen coming. We’ll tell you more. Plus - a guy in Norway found out he’d killed his kids by asking ChatGPT (spoiler: no he hadn’t). We’ll talk getting annoybed with hallucinations on this edition of The Checklist, brought to y…

We’re catching up on the Lee Enterprises issue. Roughly 70 U.S. newspapers were under cyberattack - we’ll see how they’re doing now. Plus - Consumer Reports has looked into voice cloning scams and they’ve got good news… for people running the scams. We’ll talk about staying guarded on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Chec…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are Apple's first full month under President Trump's second tenure, the UK's attempt to secretly back-door iCloud, load…

Ep 254 Jaanus Kase: I turned on Advanced Data Protection for my iCloud account Ninja Repair: How to Reset Battery Health to 100% and Remove Notification after IOS18.3 (BMS Swap method) Mac Mini M4 Pro 64GB RAM Upgrade to 4TB Skype Is Finally Shutting Down on May 5 — MacRumors Microsoft is shutting down Skype — The Verge Apple Announces $500B US Inv…

This week we’re looking at the child protection changes for apps and developers announced recently by Apple. Plus - another case of attempted cyberattacks being sent through the physical mail. It’s all ahead on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Che…

When’s the last time you heard anybody say anything nice about Google? Surprisingly, we’re doing it today! Google is making making your Gmail safer even safer and they’re letting you hide search results about you. We’ll tell you more on Checklist No. 413 - brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in tou…

Ep 253 applepaydude: NLB komercijalna banka Beograd konačno uvela Apple Pay Basic Apple Guy: RIP Home Button Introducing iPhone 16e iPhone 16e iPhone 16 pro vs 15 pro vs 16e KingSener: How to replace the battery in your iPhone 11 Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK Amid Government Backdoor Demands — MacRumors Apple’s Advanced Data P…

Have you heard about the 70+ newspaper across the U.S. being held for ransom? We’ll talk about the cyberattack that’s gripped publisher Lee Enterprises. Plus - DeepSeek is the hottest thing in A.I. right now. From a privacy and security standpoint - it also looks to be the most dangerous. We’ll dig into it on Checklist 412 - brought to you by Secur…

Valentine’s Day comes once a year, but romance scams are constant. We’ll look at some of those and ways to avoid them. Plus - a look at Apple’s OS updates from earlier this week. That’s all on Checklist No. 411, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]…

Ep 252 Daniel Jalkut: This may surprise you as much as it surprised us to make the decision: today's episode of Core Intuition [...] is the final episode. Reset HomePod or HomePod mini - Apple Support Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Backdoor DeepSeek LLM model Aaron Ng: Here’s Deepseek r1 1.5B thinking through a problem — it’…

News of troubling malware in apps in Apple’s App Store. We’ll tell the tale of SparkCat, what it's trying to steal, and how to stay protected. Also - If you use, drive for, or work with Grubhub, your info may have been stolen. We'll tell you more on Checklist No. 410 - brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist A…

The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are President Trump's impact on Apple, the latest OS point-releases, and Apple's Q1 2025 earnings ca…

Have you heard the latest on the Change Healthcare hack? Checklist 409’s got it. Plus - a lot of Apple operating systems got updates this week. Most of those got a fix for a vulnerability under active exploit - but what about the ones that didn’t? We’ll look into that on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show…